Lord Lister No. 0032: De blauwe dood

Fresh from a harrowing expedition in the East, the cultured yet wary John Raffles settles into a quiet autumn in a Scottish seaside town before returning to London. There he rents a modest flat under an assumed name, sharing breakfasts and gossip with his loyal companion Charly. A newspaper feature spotlights Miss Evelin Bonn, a stage actress crowned “the most beautiful woman in England,” and Raffles is instantly unsettled by the portrait’s too‑perfect features, sensing something dangerous beneath the surface.

Raffles’s intuition draws him into a tense encounter with his aristocratic friend Lord Turkington, who is eager to meet the alluring beauty. While Turkington is dazzled, Raffles warns that such flawless allure can conceal a lethal charm—what he cynically dubs “the blue death.” Their conversation sets the stage for a clash of admiration, suspicion, and a looming mystery that promises to test loyalties and reveal how far a seemingly innocent obsession can truly go.